Health and Safety in Temporary Works
- Course focuses on temporary works health and safety in construction industry.
- Covers legal liabilities, procedures, falsework erection, and inspection.
- Aims to provide effective methods for securing health and safety.
- Delegates learn about personnel roles, legal duties, technical standards.
- Course available in various locations in the UK and internationally.
Overview
This course is designed for individuals who need to oversee temporary works on construction sites, including temporary works coordinators, client representatives, resident engineers, and health and safety professionals. The aim is to provide information on securing health and safety during the use of temporary works. Topics covered include accidents in temporary works, legal liabilities, temporary works procedures, falsework erection, inspection of falsework, general health and safety in concreting operations, excavation support methods, and general safety in excavations. Upon completion, delegates should understand personnel roles, legal liabilities, technical standards, safety issues, and be able to coordinate temporary works effectively.
Who should attend
Temporary Works Co-ordinator, Client's Representatives, Resident Engineers, Health and Safety Professionals.
Course Content
This course is intended for people who have to act as temporary works co-ordinator or who oversee temporary works on site. It is also of value to client’s representatives, Resident Engineers etc and to health and safety professionals working in the construction industry.
Aims
The aim of the course is to provide information on effective methods of securing the health and safety of those involved the use of temporary works from concept to striking.
Introduction and Setting Course Objectives
Accident in Temporary Works
Review of typical accident arising out of temporary works. In particular, falls from height and crushing injuries from collapse of excavations.
Legal Liabilities
Implications of the requirements of the General Duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act, The Management of Health and Safety at Work 1999 and the Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996. The effect of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations on the design and use of temporary works.
Temporary Works Procedures
What is a temporary works procedure and why is it deemed necessary? The range of temporary works which should be subject to the procedure. The duties of the Temporary Works Designer, Temporary Works Co-ordinator and the Temporary Works supervisor
Falsework Erection
Consideration of falsework systems. Provision for the safety of persons erecting falsework. Use of walkways, safety harnesses, safety nets.
Providing for edge protection.
Inspection of Falsework
Inspection of falsework including bases, braces, lacing, positioning of forkeads etc. Provisions for safe access and working places for inspection
prior to and during the pour.
General Health and Safety in Concreting Operations
Special problems, including entering shutters for cleaning and inspection, supporting wall pour shutters. Protection of the falsework from impact by
site or private vehicles. Problems of noise, hand/arm vibration and skin complaints.
Day 2
Provision of Information
Information to be collected when planning excavation work. Site Investigation overhead and underground cables, other services, contaminated
ground, existing structures, access requirements.
Methods of Excavation Support
Standard to be applied to batters and benches. Safe installation of traditional excavation supports.
CIRIA Report 97, Trenching Practice.
Use of the CIRIA report to conduct worked examples of excavation support specification and associated method statements.
System Supports
A review of some of the major support systems available.
General Safety in Excavations.
Guardrails, access and egress, inspections of excavations, dangerous atmospheres, tipping of loads from vehicles etc.
Course Review and Conclusion
Objectives
Upon completion of the course, delegates should be able to:-
• Understand the personnel involved in a temporary works procedure and their functions;
• Appreciate the legal liabilities surrounding the duty holders;
• Recognise technical standards to which temporary works should be installed
• Know the peripheral safety and health issues surrounding the use of temporary works
• Conduct the role of temporary works co-ordinator in respect of falsework and excavation support.
Course duration: 2 Days
Cost: £545 + VAT
Temporary Works Training Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dunfermline and other sites throughout the UK including onsite closed company courses are available.
Temporary Works Training in Ghana, Nigeria and Qatar is also available.
